Mumbai

The General Post Office

Just behind the
Victoria Terminus,
the General Post Office, completed in 1909 is a prime example of
the Indo-Saracenic style
of architecture. The dome is modelled after
the Gol Gumbaz
in Bijapur. The building was designed by
John Begg.
Inside, the marble topped tables, the high vaulted ceilings, and the
sweeping staircases are designed for an ostentatious show of the
wealth and power of the last few decades of Imperial British rule in India.